• The helicopter had taken off from Al Maktoum International Airport for a night training exercise

Arab News

DUBAI: The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) confirmed in a statement on Friday, a member of the plane’s crew was dead as a result of the accident. 

GCAA reported search and rescue operations are still underway to search for the crew members of the AeroGulf helicopter that fell in the sea off the coast of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain during a night training flight that took off Thursday evening from Al Maktoum International Airport.

The GCAA extended its sincere condolences and sympathy to the family of the deceased and affirmed its commitment to publishing developments on the incident as soon as they become available, appealing to the public to obtain information from its official channels and to prevent any rumors and false information.